Today, May 1, is my birthday. I'm officially 20 years old. To celebrate this occasion, I'll be telling you 20 things that I learned throughout my life that I wish that I had learned sooner.

In this episode, I share a love of mine that has remained discreet until now...

Super Eyepatch Wolf's great YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQCPj-bGYro

In this very special episode, I talk about certain things that I absolutely adored witnessing this past year. I'm thinking about making an annual series with this idea going forward...

Happy New Year! With the dawn of 2025, I wanted to share some thoughts in regards to a particular phrase that I've been hearing often during this time of year. Also, I recorded this when I was a bit under the weather, so please excuse me for the bad voice quality.

In today's episode, I talk about an enlightening thought process that I felt was worth sharing.

In this episode, I go into detail regarding the process of sleep. I talk about what I think about it, my personal experience with sleep, and some interesting information about it.

Here are some links to some reading...

1. https://www.biomed.cas.cz/physiolres/pdf/2021/70_177.pdf
2. https://sleepdoctor.com/physical-health/sleep-and-weight-loss/#:~:text=The%20interplay%20between%20sleep%20and,tend%20to%20interfere%20with%20sleep.
3. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sleep-shrinks-the-brain-and-thats-a-good-thing/#:~:text=The%20researchers%20found%20that%20sleep,new%20things%2C%20the%20researchers%20said.
4. https://mainecampus.com/category/opinion/op-eds/2024/02/our-society-should-place-greater-emphasis-on-sleep

In this short episode, I talk about a quote from the anime Vinland Saga, explaining my own interpretation of what it means. This episode may also be the start of a new series of some kind that I wish to implement.

NOTE: This audio talks about the subject of death. If you feel uncomfortable about the subject, listen at your own risk if you so choose.

Hello there. If you've noticed, I haven't uploaded an episode here since November... there's a reason for that and in this update, I go a little more in-depth explaining my lack of activity here based on what's transpired these last few months.

DISCLAIMER: Topics discussed here include death and other heavy subjects. Don't listen to this if you're uncomfortable with such topics...

On today's episode of Speaking Life, we move towards the realm of Japanese animation to discuss the anime Vinland Saga. Filled to the brim with chaos, rage, purpose, and self-discovery, this anime is one that has impacted the way I think about the past and how I perceive others. Spoilers will be present here, and just for the heads up, there will be mentions of death, murder, blood, and sexual assault.